International comfort products R9MSB0601716B Service And Technical Support Manual page 16

3. Check electrical connections for tightness and
controls for proper operation each heating season.
Service as necessary.
4. Inspect burner compartment before each heating
season for rust, corrosion, soot or excessive dust. If
necessary, have furnace and burner serviced by a
qualified service agency.
5. Inspect the vent pipe/vent system before each
heating season for water leakage, sagging pipes or
broken fittings. Have vent pipes/vent system serviced
by a qualified service agency.
6. Inspect any accessories attached to the furnace such
as a humidifier or electronic air cleaner. Perform any
service or maintenance to the accessories as
recommended in the accessory instructions.
Cleaning and/or Replacing Air Filter
The air filter type may vary depending on the application or
orientation. The filter is external to the furnace casing. There
are no provisions for an internal filter with this furnace. See
"Filter Arrangement" under the "Installation" section of this
manual.
WARNING
!
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND FIRE
HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in personal
injury, death and/or property damage.
Never operate furnace without a filter or filtration
device installed. Never operate a furnace with filter or
filtration device access doors removed.
NOTE: If the filter has an airflow direction arrow, the arrow
must point toward the blower.
To clean or replace filters, proceed as follows:
WARNING
!
ELECTRICAL SHOCK, FIRE OR EXPLOSION
HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in personal
injury or death, or property damage.
Before installing, modifying, or servicing system, main
electrical disconnect switch must be in the OFF
position and install a lockout tag. There may be more
than one disconnect switch. Lock out and tag switch
with a suitable warning label. Verify proper operation
after servicing.
1. Turn off electrical supply to furnace.
2. Remove filter cabinet door.
3. Slide filter out of cabinet.
4. If equipped with permanent, washable filter, clean
filter by spraying cold tap water through filter in
opposite direction of airflow. Rinse filter and let dry.
Oiling or coating of the filter is not recommended.
5. If equipped with factory specified disposable media
filter, replace only with a factory specified media filter
of the same size.
6. Slide filter into cabinet.
7. Replace filter cabinet door.
8. Turn on electrical supply to furnace.
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Blower Motor and Wheel Maintenance
To ensure long life, economy, and high efficiency, clean
accumulated dirt and grease from blower wheel and motor
annually.
The inducer and blower motors are pre−lubricated and
require no additional lubrication. These motors can be
identified by the absence of oil ports on each end of the
motor.
The following items should be performed by a qualified
service technician. Clean blower motor and wheel as
follows:
1. Turn off electrical supply to furnace.
2. Remove blower door.
3. All factory wires can be left connected, but field
thermostat and accessory wiring may need to be
disconnected depending on their length and routing.
4. If the vent and combustion air pipe passes through
the blower compartment, it will be necessary to
remove the pipes from the blower compartment.
Disconnect the vent and combustion air pipe by:
a. Loosen the clamps on the vent couplings and
b. Separate the pipes from the couplings and move
c. Loosen the clamps on the vent couplings and
d. Separate the pipes from the blower compartment
e. Remove the couplings from the pipe adapters and
f. After servicing the blower, reverse steps a through
g. Tighten all clamps 15 lb −in.
See Figure 13 for steps 5 through 14.
5. Remove screws securing blower assembly to blower
shelf and slide blower assembly out of furnace.
Detach ground wire and disconnect blower motor
harness plugs from blower motor.
NOTE: Blower wheel is fragile. Use care.
6. Clean blower wheel and motor by using a vacuum
with soft brush attachment. Be careful not to disturb
balance weights (clips) on blower wheel vanes. Do
not bend wheel or blades as balance will be affected.
7. If greasy residue is present on blower wheel, remove
wheel from the blower housing and wash it with an
appropriate degreaser. To remove wheel:
a. Mark blower wheel location on shaft before
b. Loosen setscrew holding blower wheel on motor
NOTE: Mark blower mounting arms and blower housing so
each arm is positioned at the same hole location during
reassembly.
c. Mark blower wheel orientation and cutoff plate
d. Remove screws securing cutoff plate and remove
e. Remove bolts holding motor mounts to blower
f. Remove blower wheel from housing.
g. Clean wheel per instructions on degreaser cleaner.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
combustion air pipe external to the furnace.
them aside.
combustion air pipe located on the blower shelf.
and set aside.
set aside.
e.
disassembly to ensure proper reassembly.
shaft.
location to ensure proper reassembly.
cutoff plate from housing.
housing and slide motor and mounts out of housing.
Do not get degreaser in motor.
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